Environmental, Health

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Overview

Founded in 1912, Nehring produces bare/insulated copper and aluminum wire and cable products for the utility and electrical distribution markets. Nehring is proud to “bring the power” that is driving our nation’s grid expansion efforts to support the electrification of vehicles. Nehring also partners with its customers to respond to natural disaster events such as hurricanes, ice storms and tornadoes to restore power as quickly as possible. Check out our website at

www.nehringwire.com .

Due to the substantial growth driven by these market forces, Nehring needs to hire an Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) Engineer to support its operational initiatives. Nehring is committed to the DeKalb community and has invested over $20 million in capital investments (including repurposing two underutilized buildings) over the past two years. Nehring has called DeKalb home for over 100 years and is committed to hiring candidates with a passion for manufactuing to join our family and help us grow for the next 100 years.

Position

The EHS Engineer reports to the VP Manufacturing Technology and plays an integral role enhancing and managing safety and environmental risks. The successful candidate will handle the following responsibilities:

Serve as Nehring’s safety champion, driving best practices across the organization through open communication and accountability for key metrics.

Enforce compliance with environmental, health and safety standards and related reporting (e.g. OSHA, NFPA, EPA).

Drive Capex improvements through business case development summarizing key factors and financial/non-financial implications to executive management team.

Perform safety audits and maintain emergency response/disaster recovery plans. Enforce PPE requirements and 5S program.

Qualifications

Associate’s degree in Engineering or related field.

Work onsite in DeKalb, IL every day and be a part of the team (with remote/hybrid work being the exception).

Roll-up-your-sleeves, entrepreneurial mindset. We are looking for candidates who treat the business like it’s their own.

Proficiency with Microsoft Office. Solid Excel skills (e.g. pivot tables, filter/sort, data dumps) and ERP experience.

Self-motivated with the ability to exhibit confidence and professionalism inside and outside the organization.

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